# Tech Wildcatters

> Tech Wildcatters is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 102 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 102
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last fund: Feb 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-wildcatters
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/techwildcatters
- Website: http://techwildcatters.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TechWildcatters

Tech Wildcatters is a mentorship-driven VC fund and startup accelerator. Their 12-week accelerator has been rated as a Top 10 Accelerator/Incubator by Forbes. They’re very selective – each year they expect hundreds of companies to apply to the program and 8-10 of them will be invited to Dallas for each class. The companies get up to $130,000in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate development.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 27 | 26% |
| Information Technology | 13 | 13% |
| Mobile | 12 | 12% |
| Internet | 11 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 11 | 11% |

150 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 80 | 78% |
| Angel | 5 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 5% |
| Series A | 3 | 3% |
| Series B | 2 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 94 | 92% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grace Hawks | Senior Associate | 0 | — |
| Ram Garg | Investor, Mentor | 0 | — |
| Ricky Tejapaibul | Managing Partner and CEO | 0 | — |
| Russell Wyman | Portfolio Company, Mentor | 0 | — |
| Yoki Ongwela | Marketing | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRIUS | BRIUS is a healthcare company that focuses in the orthodontics and medical device industry. | $19.5M | Series B | May 06, 2025 |  |
| Parkaze | Parkaze is an online shared-economy marketplace where you can host and rent privately owned parking spots. As a host, you get a seamless experience by leveraging your privately owned parking spot when you are away to earn more money. You still have complete control of its availability, price, and rules. As a driver, you can find cheaper and safealternatives to parking by letting you book spots where ever you go and whenever you go. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| Season Share | There are 3.2M season tickets holders in the U.S. and 70% of season ticket holders share their tickets with other fans. We are the only mobile app that enables fans to buy, group, split and share season tickets to live sporting events. Season Share was founded by three sports fans with deep ties in tech, entertainment, sports and ticketing. Ourtechnology is ready to disrupt the stagnant ticketing industry, increasing team and league revenue while making the fan experience easier and more realistic for today’s consumer. Let’s change the game together. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| Parkaze | Parkaze is an online shared-economy marketplace where you can host and rent privately owned parking spots. As a host, you get a seamless experience by leveraging your privately owned parking spot when you are away to earn more money. You still have complete control of its availability, price, and rules. As a driver, you can find cheaper and safealternatives to parking by letting you book spots where ever you go and whenever you go. | $30K | Pre-Seed | Jan 13, 2020 |  |
| AfroLandTV | Online streaming TV platform for Pan African TV shows and movies. A Netflix or Disney+ for Africa. We source our content from Africa, the US, and Europe. | $160K | Pre-Seed | Jan 06, 2020 |  |
| GatePay | GatePay lets businesses of all shapes and sizes seamlessly accept even more mobile payments in-store, online, and in-app.Currently, $650 billion is lost from lack of payment options and checkout friction, and 1 out of 2 shoppers have abandoned their purchase because the right payment method hasn’t been on offer. We're putting a stop to this.GatePay allows businesses to accept any digital payment type from any customer, allowing the maximization of revenue generation. A unified software development kit (SDK) is integrated into your payment system (online, in-store, or in-app). Seamless B2B invoicing is also possible - and does not require a tertiary billing platform |  | Seed | Nov 10, 2019 |  |
| Boat Planet | Boat Planet is an online community of passionate boaters and trusted marine professionals. We're here to connect businesses with new customers and help boat owners find everything they need to enjoy their time on the water. Get inspired and collaborate with professionals who care about boating as much as you do. Browse our destination guidesto explore the best of where you boat. We'll help you find what you're looking for so you can get back to the serious business of having fun. |  | Seed | Sep 12, 2019 |  |
| Munchkin Mailbox | Based in Washington DC, parents can apply and pay for application fees to multiple childcare providers in one sitting. |  | Seed | Sep 12, 2019 |  |
| iCEIBA | iCEIBA operates **Dispute Recovery Platform** for commercial claims and litigations, utilising intelligent algorithms, blockchain technology, and a network of legal partners for oversight.Dispute Recovery Platform for commercial claims and litigations provides no-cost, hands off, risk-free solution to businesses by resolving disputes &litigations and expediting cash recovery.**Dispute Recovery Platform** is currently providing services in the UK markets and will expand in the US early later this year. It aims to help 40m SMB's losing $800B due to legal costs and unresolved claims every year across 8 G20 markets.iCEIBA develops expert insights and intelligent algorithms to assess any claims' real value and uses the platform to manage the entire claim recovery process using the network of cooperating lawyers. The platform dynamically allocates cash proceeds to ensure efficiency and fair compensation for all participants. |  | Seed | Sep 12, 2019 |  |
| Airlitix | Airlitix is a Precision AgTech company, specializing in agricultural drone products and Data-as-a-Service solutions specifically for the indoor greenhouse environment. Airlitix develops non-GPS-based drone systems that autonomously navigate in an indoor, GPS-challenged or GPS-denied, 3-acre greenhouse environment. The flight missions automaticallygather plant health data through multi-spectral crop images, transplant counts through visible crop images, and plant topography through real-time lidar mapping. The crop data is analyzed to provide immediate results to the grower, for more informed crop management and production decision-making, resulting in dramatically optimized greenhouse operations, inventory, and production, while increasing profits by minimizing crop loss and labor costs. | $265K |  | Sep 01, 2019 |  |

10 of 102 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Tech Wildcatters invest in?

Tech Wildcatters invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 102 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Tech Wildcatters?

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### Who are the partners at Tech Wildcatters?

The team at Tech Wildcatters includes Grace Hawks (Senior Associate), Ram Garg (Investor, Mentor) and Ricky Tejapaibul (Managing Partner and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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